Supervisor - Finishing

**Position Overview**:
The Finishing supervisor oversee the day to day operation of the Finishing department for all Northplex Homes and Structures.

To be successful in this position, the Finishing supervisor must have a strong organizational, problem solving and verbal and written communication skills. As this is a highly technical department, a keen eye for details, time management and good work ethics will be required. Working individually or as a team, the Finishing supervisor will have a dependable team that will ensure that projects are completed on a timely manner.

**Position Specific Accountabilities**:

- Ensure department works as a team
- Lead and assist with all line moves
- Hold daily tool box meeting
- Maintain a high level of communication within the department and fellow supervisors
- Ensure all employees are up to date conform to company policy’s
- Provide support and teaching to all employees
- Ensure department has adequate man power to meet the demands of manufacturing
- Keep a high level of positive attitude, good work ethics and morale
- Ensure department has the required tools and materials to complete tasks at hand
- Ensure healthy and safety regulations are being met
- Organize relevant training when needed
- Maintaining excellent quality standards
- Updates job knowledge by tracking and understanding emerging construction practices and standards
- Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.

**Supervisory Requirements**:

- Conduct regular daily tool box meeting and setting priorities.
- Oversee and schedule personnel to accomplish the scheduled work making sure it is completed
- Provide guidance, assistance, and training to employees when needed.
- Assign work making full use of an employee's abilities and knowledge.
- Monitor the work of employees by inspecting work for accuracy, quality, and throughput.
- Review work orders, assess possible problems and potential solutions
- Maintain and organize within the department, inventory of all materials and tools
- Ensure that inventory levels are accurate by working with the Finishing lead hand
- Coordinate the activities of the department with all other manufacturing departments. Work with staff departments and make full use of their services.
- Review all reports available to control costs, schedule work and eliminate shortages.
- Communicate with employees, peers and other staff members
- When new products are developed, provide the input needed to insure they can be manufactured and processed within the guidelines set forth in this job description
- Work with the manager of the department and other personnel to accomplish duties as agreed upon.

**Position Qualifications, Experiences and Skills**:

- Must have 3-10 years in manufacturing, supervising experience in Finishing modular structures
- Minimum High School Graduate (Grade 12)
- Solid understanding of the modular manufacturing industry, pertaining to Finishing component
- Ability to work independently and make decisions independently and carry out assignments to completion given standard parameters, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices.
- Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers.
- Excellent computer proficiency (MS Office - Word, Excel and Outlook).
- Knowledgeable to the current construction safety codes
- Able to multi-task, prioritizations and achieve goal setting